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Lise Meitner was part of the team that discovered nuclear fission along with Otto Hahn--however, she was never awarded the Nobel Prize like Hahn was. How much did she contribute towards the discovery and why was she not awarded the prize?
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According to Wikipedia, blackthorn sticks are carried by commissioned officers of the Royal Irish Regiment. Why is this?
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How and why did stamp collecting become such a hobby that single stamps could sell for millions of dollars?
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Most of the population in Indonesia identify as Javanese. How did Javanese come to be the dominant ethnic identity in Indonesia?
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